£20 million road win for Tarmac

Tarmac has won a £20 million contract for day-to-day maintenance of more than 440km of trunk roads and motorway in Cumbria.

The three-year maintenance contract is for Area 19 of the Highways Agency's 'Super Agency' network. It includes 122km of the M6 and 322km of trunk road and around 800 structures.

The award is the fifth 'Super Agency' area won by Tarmac Quarry Products, which is already responsible for maintaining 5,000km of highways. Tarmac is responsible for maintenance of Area 4 in Kent and Essex, Area 8, which includes Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, Area 14 covering Derbyshire and Area 16 which comprises roads in South and West Yorkshire.